SPAIN : 16 June UPDATE: 7 Miners Injured In Asturias; 8,000 Miners Continue Protest Over Coal Subsidy Cuts.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18466927


      7 miners were injured in Asturias...as 8,000 miners from over 40 coal mines in northern Spain continue to protest the end of subsidies.
     Madrid is cutting subsidies by 1/3...from E300mn...to E110.

     They have blocked roads...set tires afire...and closed mines with sit-ins...and fired homemade rockets...as Madrid makes changes because of austerity demands from the eurozone and PM Rajoy.

       TO WATCH: 2:35 Raw Video...of miners shooting homemade rockets.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/9334583/Striking-Spanish-miners-fire-homemade-rockets-at-police.html